Beacon Hill

Crag features

The rock polishes easily and becomes slippery. Most routes about 6m in length but up to 10m in places. Best routes: Moonshot (E1 5b***), Starship Trooper (E16a***). [Al Smith]

Approach notes

From J22 of M1 take A511 to 1st. roundabout. Turn R along B591 towards Copt Oak. Go through Copt Oak and then take the third right onto Beacon Road. Go straight over at the crossroads, the car park is on the left after a short distance. Parking has recently changed from pay on entry to a pay on exit system with new charges:
Up to 1 hour - £2
1 - 3 hours - £3
Over 3 hours - £4

Guidebooks

Lovely spot for an evenings bouldering, but not enough to keep you occupied for more than a day. Will be taking the family next time as it's a great spot for a picnic and some nice areas for the kids to climb on. Boulder Britain has a couple of pages detailing the main boulder problems. tom_greenwich - 14/Aug/12

Fab venue, top rope or solo/boulder. Park for £1.50 up until 7/8?, then exit anytime (left at 10.30pm). Shiny rock very soft so takes a polish but not an issue. Enjoy. philhilo - 25/Jul/10

good bouldering/ soloing venue, catches the evening sun. Some of the landings require a bit of padding.
there are spaces to park on the road by the entrance if you dont want to be locked in. dreadheadmatt - 13/Apr/10

Went there last night (28/06/05) Bouldered about a bit on first outcrop. Not bad evening venue, good location, kite flying possibilities.
You have to pay a pound to get into the car park, worth it as the parks really well kept and very tidy.Lancs Lad - 29/Jun/05